179:
Under his leadership the university changed exponentially, benefitting from substantial investment to become a truly modern institution noted for the quality of its research-informed teaching. In 2009, research degree-awarding powers were granted, with a well-established research culture reflected in
183:
He has also overseen the transformation of Hope’s campuses, which have received significant investment during his tenure. This includes the opening of the Eden
Building in 2010, the state-of-the-art Health Sciences building and new sports facilities in 2016, and now the launch of the new IQ Building
180:
the results of the last three
Research Excellence Frameworks. In 2017, Hope received Gold status in the Teaching Excellence Framework, and in 2019, Pillay led the celebrations to mark the 175th anniversary of the university’s first college being established.
187:
Pillay also established the
Creative Campus in Liverpool city centre, including the opening of the Capstone Building and the addition of a new arts centre, as well as the renovation and expansion of the Grade II-listed Cornerstone Building.
157:), has presented papers at numerous international conferences and has served on various public and educational bodies. He has been involved in recent research and lecturing in Cambridge, Oxford, Pretoria, California, Canada and Munich.
412:"Pillay, Prof. Gerald John, (born 21 Dec. 1953), DL; DTheol, PhD; Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Liverpool Hope University, since 2005 (Rector and Chief Executive, Liverpool Hope University College, 2003–05)"
175:
On 1 September 2003, Pillay was appointed rector of
Liverpool Hope University College. He became the first vice chancellor and rector when Liverpool Hope was granted full university status in July 2005.
565:
580:
206:
In 2009, Pillay was appointed a Deputy
Lieutenant for Merseyside, assisting the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside in carrying out her role as the Queen’s representative on Merseyside.
585:
570:
590:
575:
550:
560:
555:
351:
210:
23:
535:
132:
328:
31:
540:
545:
255:
236:
465:
284:
116:
76:
383:
161:
306:
360:
142:, New Zealand. In 1998, he became executive head of the school of liberal arts within that university. He lived in
120:
470:
197:
44:
124:
36:
530:
96:
214:
164:
80:
525:
485:
128:
104:
88:
139:
504:
499:
92:
416:
251:
232:
100:
27:
411:
439:
131:; guest professor at Rhodes University and visiting professor at the graduate school at the
123:
in 1988, a post he held for eight years. During this period, he was also guest professor at
84:
64:
40:
56:
519:
160:
In
September 2021, Pillay was announced to become the president of the international
203:
In 2013, he was presented with an honorary
Doctorate of Letters from Hope College.
60:
143:
355:
72:
149:
Pillay has served on editorial boards of two international journals (
68:
329:"Liverpool Hope University announces new Vice-Chancellor and Rector"
146:
with his family for many years of his life before moving to the UK.
229:
Religion at the limits?: Pentecostalism among Indian South
Africans
35:(born 21 December 1953) is a South African theologian and
466:"Hope bids farewell to Vice-Chancellor, Professor Pillay"
285:"Hope Honors International Partner With Honorary Degree"
119:, he became professor of ecclesiastical history at the
231:(1st ed.). Pretoria: University of South Africa.
16:
South
African theologian and ecclesiastical historian
248:
352:"Working Relationship: Professor Gerald Pillay..."
566:Academic staff of the University of South Africa
246:Hofmeyr, J. W.; Pillay, Gerald J., eds. (1994).
63:. His ancestors had come from India to the then
138:In 1997, he became foundation professor at the
581:South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
196:In 2005, he was elected a Life Fellow of the
8:
47:in England from 2003 until the end of 2022.
586:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
307:"Share Your Thoughts on the Future of Hope"
440:"Gerald Pillay Announced as New President"
420:. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019
211:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
571:Academic staff of the University of Otago
406:
404:
95:(DTheol) degree in 1985. He also studied
508:(Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B13.
271:
55:Pillay was born on 21 December 1953 in
591:South African people of Indian descent
576:South African emigrants to New Zealand
551:Academics of Liverpool Hope University
279:
277:
275:
133:Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
561:University of Durban-Westville alumni
556:20th-century South African historians
7:
165:Initiatives of Change International
217:for services to higher education.
14:
350:Renshaw, Rosalind (3 June 2008).
536:Deputy lieutenants of Merseyside
184:with its Simulation Laboratory.
382:Ward, David (29 January 2008).
151:Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae
127:, Illinois; research fellow at
117:University of Durban-Westville
79:(a university established for
77:University of Durban-Westville
1:
486:"Liverpool Hope University"
250:. Pretoria: HAUM Tertiary.
91:(BD) degree in 1978, and a
607:
384:"Interview: Gerald Pillay"
121:University of South Africa
541:People from KwaZulu-Natal
471:Liverpool Hope University
198:Royal Society of the Arts
171:Liverpool Hope University
45:Liverpool Hope University
546:Rhodes University alumni
359:. London. Archived from
125:North Western University
51:Early life and education
37:ecclesiastical historian
115:After lecturing at the
87:(BA) degree in 1975, a
65:British colony of Natal
227:Pillay, G. J. (1994).
107:(PhD) degree in 1984.
97:philosophical theology
215:2021 Birthday Honours
209:Pillay was appointed
135:(AMBS), Indiana, US.
83:), graduating with a
81:Indian South Africans
129:Princeton University
105:Doctor of Philosophy
103:, graduating with a
89:Bachelor of Divinity
75:. He studied at the
67:, and he grew up in
474:. 16 December 2022.
446:. 28 September 2021
140:University of Otago
505:The London Gazette
155:Verbum et Ecclesia
93:Doctor of Theology
20:Gerald John Pillay
331:. 26 October 2022
167:for three years.
101:Rhodes University
598:
510:
509:
496:
490:
489:
482:
476:
475:
462:
456:
455:
453:
451:
436:
430:
429:
427:
425:
408:
399:
398:
396:
394:
379:
373:
372:
370:
368:
347:
341:
340:
338:
336:
325:
319:
318:
316:
314:
303:
297:
296:
294:
292:
281:
261:
242:
85:Bachelor of Arts
34:
606:
605:
601:
600:
599:
597:
596:
595:
516:
515:
514:
513:
498:
497:
493:
484:
483:
479:
464:
463:
459:
449:
447:
438:
437:
433:
423:
421:
410:
409:
402:
392:
390:
381:
380:
376:
366:
364:
363:on 11 June 2011
349:
348:
344:
334:
332:
327:
326:
322:
312:
310:
305:
304:
300:
290:
288:
283:
282:
273:
268:
258:
245:
239:
226:
223:
194:
173:
113:
111:Academic career
53:
41:vice chancellor
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
604:
602:
594:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
518:
517:
512:
511:
491:
477:
457:
431:
417:Who's Who 2020
400:
374:
342:
320:
298:
287:. 4 April 2013
270:
269:
267:
264:
263:
262:
256:
243:
237:
222:
221:Selected works
219:
193:
190:
172:
169:
112:
109:
52:
49:
43:and rector of
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
603:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
531:Living people
529:
527:
524:
523:
521:
507:
506:
501:
495:
492:
487:
481:
478:
473:
472:
467:
461:
458:
445:
441:
435:
432:
419:
418:
413:
407:
405:
401:
389:
385:
378:
375:
362:
358:
357:
353:
346:
343:
330:
324:
321:
308:
302:
299:
286:
280:
278:
276:
272:
265:
259:
257:9780798632287
253:
249:
244:
240:
238:9780869818558
234:
230:
225:
224:
220:
218:
216:
213:(OBE) in the
212:
207:
204:
201:
199:
191:
189:
185:
181:
177:
170:
168:
166:
163:
158:
156:
152:
147:
145:
141:
136:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
110:
108:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
50:
48:
46:
42:
38:
33:
29:
25:
21:
503:
494:
480:
469:
460:
448:. Retrieved
443:
434:
422:. Retrieved
415:
391:. Retrieved
388:The Guardian
387:
377:
365:. Retrieved
361:the original
354:
345:
333:. Retrieved
323:
311:. Retrieved
309:. April 2022
301:
289:. Retrieved
247:
228:
208:
205:
202:
195:
186:
182:
178:
174:
159:
154:
150:
148:
137:
114:
61:South Africa
54:
19:
18:
526:1953 births
500:"No. 63377"
450:5 September
335:15 December
313:15 December
291:15 December
144:New Zealand
520:Categories
266:References
444:iofc.org/
356:The Times
73:apartheid
39:. He was
200:(FRSA).
424:14 June
393:14 June
192:Honours
367:6 July
254:
235:
71:under
69:Durban
57:Natal
30:
26:
452:2022
426:2021
395:2021
369:2010
337:2022
315:2022
293:2022
252:ISBN
233:ISBN
153:and
32:FRSA
162:NGO
99:at
59:in
24:OBE
522::
502:.
468:.
442:.
414:.
403:^
386:.
274:^
28:DL
488:.
454:.
428:.
397:.
371:.
339:.
317:.
295:.
260:.
241:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.